Gregory C CookGregory C. Cook is a Justice on the Alabama Supreme Court. He assumed the bench in January 2023. Previously, he served as a partner in the Birmingham, Alabama law firm of Balch and Bingham LLP where he has practiced since 1991. He is a graduate of Due University, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude, and served as the Executive Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. His practice centered on complex commercial litigation with a concentration on defending class actions. Mr. Cook has spoken and written widely on civil procedure and class actions and is the author of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure Annotated (5th Ed.) (Thomson Reuters). He served on the Council of the Section of Litigation and numerous other positions with the Litigation Section. He has held numerous positions with the Alabama and Birmingham Bars. Prior to assuming the bench, he was a long time member of the Alabama Supreme Court's Standing Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure. While in private practice, he was recognized by many rating services including as a BTI Client Service All-Star twice, Benchmark, Best Lawyers, Martindale Hubbell and Super Lawyers. Justice Cook served in the United States Air Force, rising to the rank of Captain. Read More Read Less